133: Loot the chest

Mu Feng turned his head.

He looked back at the second treasure chest.

He began to ponder how to take it down.

And how to leave after acquiring it.

After releasing his Divine Sense again to scout the surrounding environment and the positions of the patrolling Sky Crystal Ant Squads, he began to move.

After several stealthy movements, he arrived seventy to eighty meters away from the second treasure chest.

This was the maximum distance he could maintain while evading the Sky Crystal Ant patrolling squad.

“Now’s the time!”

As one small squad of Heaven Crystal Ants began to turn and head elsewhere, Mu Feng immediately activated his Cloud Stepping Boots.

He went full throttle, charging towards the platinum treasure chest.

His speed was incredibly fast.

In less than a blink of an eye, he was in front of the platinum treasure chest.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”

Before he could even make a move to snatch the treasure chest, dozens of gray lights shot towards him!

It was the attack launched by the Heaven Crystal Ants beside the treasure chest after they discovered Mu Feng’s tracks.

The gray lights were very fast.

In no time, they were upon his face.

Mu Feng showed no fear on his face.

His body accelerated again, sweeping towards the platinum treasure chest!

“Got it!”

Grabbing the treasure chest, Mu Feng revealed a happy smile.

At this moment, the Heaven Crystal Ants’ Sky Crystal Flying Slash also landed on his body.

“Clang, clang, clang!”

The gray lights collided with the green sword shield, emitting metallic clangs.

“Clang, clang, clang!”

As soon as the first wave of Heaven Crystal Ant attacks was blocked by the sword shield, the second wave of Sky Crystal Flying Slashes continued to assault him, further eroding the protective Flying Sword around his body.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

The second wave of attacks had not yet been completely nullified.

The third, fourth, and fifth waves of Sky Crystal Flying Slashes were already on their way.

Listening to the continuous sounds of air being torn apart by his ears, Mu Feng didn't even have time to open the treasure chest; he simply hugged it and fled the spot.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Immediately after he left, the dense gray lights from the Heaven Crystal Ants struck, creating a deep pit where he had just stood.

“Hiss, hiss!”

The Heaven Crystal Ants on Mu Feng’s side hadn't even been dealt with yet, when new Heaven Crystal Ants came as reinforcements from afar.

He took a quick glance.

There were at least three to four hundred reinforcements, all rushing out from the Heaven Crystal Ant’s lair.

Even more critically, the Ant King from inside had also come out.

Seeing this, Mu Feng dared not linger in battle.

He immediately turned and fled.

If he were to be surrounded by these reinforcements, he would truly be doomed.

Seeing Mu Feng about to run, the first wave of Heaven Crystal Ants that attacked him immediately blocked his path, launching Sky Crystal Flying Slashes from their mouths as if they were free.

“Get out of my way!!”

Mu Feng waved his hand.

Dozens of sword lights immediately shot out, intercepting all the gray lights coming at him.

Then, with a quick move of his right hand, an ancient bronze mirror appeared in his grasp.

With just a few gentle flashes, the Heaven Crystal Ants that tried to block it were trapped in place by the green light.

Mu Feng had no intention of killing them.

These Heaven Crystal Ants had too strong a defense.

It would cost a lot of magical power to deal with them, and it wouldn't be very meaningful.

There were at least a thousand Heaven Crystal Ants here; killing a dozen or twenty would hardly change the situation.

In that time, he could have run for a long while.

“Whoosh!”

Just as he had immobilized the Heaven Crystal Ants blocking him, Mu Feng didn't even have time to let out a sigh of relief.

An enormous gray light slashed towards him.

It was the Foundation Establishment Ant King, secretly making a move while Mu Feng was dealing with the ordinary Sky Crystal Ant Squads that were blocking him.

This gray light was extremely sharp, much stronger than those emitted by ordinary Heaven Crystal Ants.

Mu Feng dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He picked up the Qingguang Mirror and poured more magical power into it.

“Fix!”

As a large expanse of green light shone, the deadly gray light was easily blocked.

“Thud! Thud! Thud!”

While Mu Feng was blocking the gray light, the Ant King went full speed, opening its sharp fangs and lunging to Devour Mu Feng.

“Get lost!”

Facing the approaching Ant King, Mu Feng clenched his palm, and an exceptionally long silver spear appeared in his hand.

Without even charging it, he directly hurled it towards the incoming Ant King.

“Thud!”

A muffled sound echoed, and the approaching Ant King was knocked to the ground by the Azure Dragon Flag.

Having succeeded in one strike, Mu Feng dared not follow up with another.

Because the Ant Queen from the lair had also emerged.

He saw two blue antennae on its forehead move, and several eerie blue lights swept towards Mu Feng’s body.

“Go!”

With the Ant Queen making a move, Mu Feng dared not resist directly.

He reached into his Storage Ring and threw out two Puppet Giant Apes.

Originally, he wanted to save these two Puppet Giant Apes.

But in the current situation, if he delayed any longer, he might truly perish here.

Better a Fellow Daoist die than a poor Daoist.

Mu Feng felt it was worth trading two Puppets for this platinum treasure chest.

“Boom!”

As soon as the two Puppets appeared, they immediately charged towards the Ant Queen.

Seeing this, the Ant Queen could only withdraw the eerie blue light that was aimed at Mu Feng and instead began to battle the two Puppet Giant Apes.

With the assistance of the Puppet Giant Apes, the pressure on Mu Feng's side greatly reduced.

He even managed to take a moment to open the treasure chest he was holding and quickly store all its contents into his Storage Ring.

“System Reminder: Shaman Treasure Ruler of Measurement x1”

“System Reminder: Top Grade Magical Artifact Huangluo Umbrella x1”

“System Reminder: Peiyuan Pill Pill Formula x1”

“System Reminder: Mid-Grade Spirit Stone x5”

“Disassemble treasure chest!”

With the items stored away, Mu Feng immediately expressionlessly disassembled the platinum treasure chest in his hand.

Although it was a pity, holding it like this severely hampered his performance.

“System Reminder: platinum treasure chest successfully disassembled, Platinum x4”

Mu Feng didn't examine it closely, putting the disassembled Materials along with the newly acquired items into his Storage Ring.

“Go!”

Without the treasure chest, his left hand was free, and with a flick, seven or eight fireballs the size of heads quickly shot out, exploding towards the ordinary Heaven Crystal Ants trying to block his path.

With a loud “Boom!”, a dozen Heaven Crystal Ants were blown to pieces.

Mu Feng’s eyes lit up.

He hadn't expected this ordinary Fireball Technique to be even more effective than sword light!

It seemed these Heaven Crystal Ants were creatures with high physical resistance and low magic resistance.

Although he had always known these things feared fire, he hadn't realized it would be so effective.

If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have wasted magical power using a large number of sword lights; using the Fireball Technique would have saved so much magical power.

“Again!”

Mu Feng spread his hand, and more than ten Fireball Techniques were once again hurled out, smashing towards the remaining Heaven Crystal Ants.

“Boom!”

After a loud explosion, all the Heaven Crystal Ants blocking his way were blown away.

Seeing this, Mu Feng no longer hesitated and immediately turned to flee.

“Whoosh!”

Before leaving, Mu Feng did not forget to recall the Azure Dragon Flag he had just thrown out.

As for the Puppet Giant Apes, Mu Feng had no choice.

He had to rely on them to hold back the Ant Queen.

Otherwise, if the opponent, with its Middle Stage Foundation Establishment strength, entangled him, he would truly have no way to escape.